During the 2023 second annual Funky Latina Music Festival, held in downtown Phoenix, the audience gathered in a circle in front of the stage inside the Crescent Ballroom. It resembled the circles ...

The album turned out to be a raucous, rollicking ride, but it was “Cumbia Sobre el Rio” — a brilliant mix of cumbia, rap, reggae, and rebajada — that had an immediate impact on all who heard it — ...

The 12-piece group includes keyboards and a three-horn section. In the comparatively conservative regional Mexican field, Los Chicos stands out particularly for its colorful hip-hop-inspired look, ...